Cultivation Technique and Meditation Method! A Youth's Arrogance! (Please Vote)

The Great Light Mantra could enhance a cultivator's affinity with the Light Element. This delighted Zhu Ziyang greatly, and the appearance of the Great Brightness Art directly strengthened his previously wavering resolve.

Specializing in the Light Attribute while supplementing it with the Death Attribute—this was a path with an absolutely brilliant future for him!

Of course, the most important thing was the value of the Great Light Mantra itself. It could enhance Spiritual Power and physical constitution while cultivating soul power. A Meditation Method with such effects probably did not exist anywhere on the entire continent. Meditation Methods might be able to cultivate Spiritual Power, but strengthening one's physique was absolutely impossible. The importance of physical constitution to Soul Masters went without saying, because it was directly tied to the age limit of the Soul Rings a Soul Master could withstand.

On the continent, Soul Masters had very limited ways to strengthen their bodies. Their physiques would be enhanced when absorbing Soul Rings, which was the most basic form of improvement. Consuming Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures could also strengthen the body, but that method was only suitable for heirs of major factions. Another method was regular exercise. Running like an ordinary person could strengthen the body, and self-harming training under immense pressure could do the same.

However, none of those methods could silently strengthen a Soul Master's physique during cultivation like the Great Light Mantra could.

Zhu Ziyang felt confidence unlike anything he had ever known.

After cultivating for an entire night, Zhu Ziyang's mental state had never been better. His whole body felt incredibly relaxed, and the exhaustion from several days of travel had been swept away. He was in excellent condition.

"Great, I'll go find Nannan and run!" Zhu Ziyang quickly got out of bed, washed up, left the house, and headed toward Jiang Nannan's home.

When he arrived at Jiang Nannan's house, he happened to run into her mother, Bai Xinyi.

"Aunt Bai!" Zhu Ziyang called out.

"Xiaoyang, congratulations on becoming a real Soul Master!" Seeing Zhu Ziyang, Bai Xinyi revealed a gentle smile on her pale face and spoke softly, her tone filled with sincere joy. Bai Xinyi was quite fond of the village chief's child. He was smart, sensible, and a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. Most importantly, he treated her Nannan very well. If Nannan could be with him in the future, then she could die without regrets!

"Haha, it's nothing much!" Zhu Ziyang smiled, then asked, "Aunt Bai, is Nannan up yet?"

"Mhm! She already went running!" Bai Xinyi said with a smile. "While you were away hunting for a Soul Ring, Nannan got up half an hour early every day to run."

"Really?!" Zhu Ziyang was somewhat surprised upon hearing that, then said, "In that case, I'll go find her. Goodbye, Aunt Bai."

"Mhm, goodbye!" Bai Xinyi watched Zhu Ziyang's retreating figure, seemingly lost in thought.

When Zhu Ziyang found Jiang Nannan, the little girl was already drenched in fragrant sweat. Even her bangs had been soaked through and stuck to her smooth forehead. She ran right past Zhu Ziyang without even noticing him.

"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang called out, somewhat speechless.

"Huh?" Jiang Nannan suddenly heard someone call her and instinctively responded, but her running legs did not stop. She only realized what had happened after running another thirty or forty meters. "That voice just now was... Brother Ziyang?!"

The little girl immediately stopped and turned around, only to see Zhu Ziyang standing on a rock by the roadside, smiling and waving at her.

"Ah! Brother Ziyang!" Jiang Nannan jumped happily and immediately ran toward Zhu Ziyang.

Naturally, Zhu Ziyang could not simply stand still, so he ran toward her as well.

Then they met. Jiang Nannan excitedly threw her arms around him, pressing her head against Zhu Ziyang's neck. Seven days—this was the longest they had ever been apart. Every morning while she ran, she could not help thinking of Zhu Ziyang's company. Her heart always felt empty, an indescribable feeling. Perhaps this was the love A-Hua and the others had talked about!

The sudden hug left Zhu Ziyang somewhat dazed. Only after a moment did he return Jiang Nannan's embrace. A smile appeared on his face.

Only after three or four minutes did Jiang Nannan release Zhu Ziyang and take half a step back. Her little face was slightly red as she wore a foolish grin and stared blankly at Zhu Ziyang.

"What is it, Nannan? Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhu Ziyang asked in confusion.

"N-Nothing." Jiang Nannan hurriedly lowered her head and shook it, then raised it again to look at Zhu Ziyang. "Brother Ziyang, you're back. Did you already obtain your Soul Ring?"

"That's right!" Zhu Ziyang revealed a confident smile. "I'm already an eleventh-rank Soul Master!"

As he spoke, he released his Soul Ring. The bright yellow Soul Ring rose beneath his feet, making his already delicate features seem a little more noble.

"So this is a Soul Ring? It's so beautiful!" Jiang Nannan stared at the yellow ring in fascination and said enviously.

"Don't worry. With your talent, Nannan, you'll definitely reach rank ten within two months. When the time comes, my father and I will take you to find a Soul Ring!" Zhu Ziyang patted Jiang Nannan's shoulder encouragingly.

"Mhm! I'll definitely cultivate diligently!" Jiang Nannan was, after all, a strong and independent child. She quickly emerged from her envy and spoke with a determined gaze.

"That's my Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang said, not realizing there was anything wrong with his words. He was thinking about whether he could teach the Great Light Mantra to Jiang Nannan, but the moment that thought arose, the word "Forbidden" appeared in his mind.

Fine! He felt helpless. This was a restriction of the Great Light Mantra—only those who received its recognition were qualified to learn it.

It seemed Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying would not be able to cultivate it either. He had given them the Lesser Light Breathing Technique long ago, yet they had shown no response. Clearly, like Jiang Nannan, they had not received its recognition.

What a pity, Zhu Ziyang sighed inwardly.

Jiang Nannan did not notice anything either. Perhaps she had simply grown accustomed to Zhu Ziyang's words since childhood.

"By the way, Nannan, have you been practicing the Breathing Technique I taught you?" Zhu Ziyang suddenly asked.

"I have. I practice it every time I run, and before meditating every night too," Jiang Nannan answered without hesitation.

"Very good. Then have you noticed any changes?" A thoughtful glint appeared in Zhu Ziyang's eyes as he continued asking.

"Changes? Um, does cultivating faster count? I can already circulate eight cycles now!" The little girl lowered her head and pondered. "Also, also, after I finish running now, I don't gasp as heavily as before!"

"I see!" Zhu Ziyang narrowed his eyes and hummed.

Jiang Nannan being able to circulate eight cycles was within his expectations. After all, her talent was there, so it likely had little to do with the Lesser Light Breathing Technique. This should be the limit of her soul power circulation. If she wanted to surpass this bottleneck, her Martial Soul would probably need to undergo a Second Awakening, or she would need to encounter some other heaven-defying opportunity. As for no longer gasping so heavily after running, that was likely due to the slight strengthening of her body after her Martial Soul awakened, and had little to do with the Lesser Light Breathing Technique as well.

Thinking about it, Jiang Nannan had only obtained the Lesser Light Breathing Technique six or seven days ago. How could it possibly have produced results so quickly?

Having figured this out, Zhu Ziyang smiled and said, "Mhm, Nannan, keep practicing it from now on. If a wisp of qi completely different from soul power appears in your Danzhong Acupoint, make sure to tell me."

"I understand." Jiang Nannan smiled sweetly.

"Alright, let's head back first. Look at you—you're covered in sweat and all stinky!"

"No, I'm not! Brother Ziyang, you're lying!"

"Hahaha!"

The two ran home, laughing and fooling around all the way.

After returning home, Zhu Ziyang considered the possibility of combining the Great Light Mantra with Meditation Methods to develop a new Meditation Method.

If the Elders of the Soul Master World learned of Zhu Ziyang's idea, they would surely sneer at it and rebuke him, "A mere six-year-old brat wants to innovate a method of meditation? What wishful thinking!"

Yet Zhu Ziyang would not care. No matter what, he was a man carrying hundreds of thousands of books in his head!